Cooperatives: The Seeds of Change and Growth
Jon-Michael Muise, Area Director of Rural Development US Department of Agriculture Mr. Muise shares what he sees as the role of cooperatives in actualizing positive change in the marketplace.
Balancing Employer and Employees
By Jeanie Wells 159 March - April - 2012 Food co-ops are known for being compassionate employers. Unlike some of our big competitors in the grocery industry who only work to maintain their organization's interests, [...]
Measuring Ends, Telling Our Story
By Michael Healy 159 March - April - 2012 Why does the work of measuring the co-op's accomplishments and telling the co-op's story matter? Cooperative enterprises build a better world. This tagline for the 2012 [...]
When Local Government Cooperates
Clem Nilan, General Manager City Market Onion River Co-op Ed Antczak, Economic Development Specialist City of Burlington Community & Economic Development Office Look at what is possible when there's the political will to [...]
Starting a Buying Club
Jake Schlachter & Stuart Reid, Food Co-op Initiative With guest panelists: Laura Theis, Idaho's Bounty Laura Hanson, Stone's Throw Market Shannon Ousley, Frontier Co-op
Using EL monitoring reports as the basis of a strategic conversation
This process is a variation of the one described in the “Boards Acting on Ends Reports” Field Guide. Not all limitations monitoring reports will warrant this extra attention, but sometimes this approach can elevate the [...]
Effective Boards and Teams: Structure and Accountability
Please refer to the Startup Policy Template referenced in the video
Remarks from Kathleen Merrigan: The Opportunities of Cooperation
Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy-Secretary [bio] US Department of Agriculture Washington, DC Don't miss this brief talk on the opportunities that cooperatives have, especially right now, and the resources that the USDA has available to support cooperative [...]